Supporters of this site
Edmund Rice Centre
for Justice & Community Education
Edmund
Rice Justice Bulletin
Christian Brothers
Provinces
St Francis Xavier Province Qld & Darwin & East Timor
St Mary's Province NSW & ACT
St Patrick's Province Vic, Tas, Ghana, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and
Zambia
Holy Spirit Province WA & SA
Christian Centre for Social Action
Presentation Society Justice Committee
Conference of Leaders of Religious Congregations in
Victoria (CLRCV)
Order of Friars Minor - Franciscan Friars
Sisters of St Joseph (NSW)
The Mary MacKillop
Institute of East Timorise Studies, St Susan Connolly
Scripture
The Prophet Micah Chapter 6 verse 8
What is good has been explained to you, man;
this is what Yahweh asks of you;
only this, to act justly,
to love tenderly
and to walk humbly with your God.
The Prophet Isaiah Chapter 10 verse 1-2
Woe to the legislators of infamous laws.
to those who issue tyrannical decrees,
who refuse justice to the unfortunate
and cheat the poor among my people of their rights,
who make widows their prey
and rob the orphans.
From the NewTestament, Luke 16: 19-31
Comment : The story of the rich man (nation) and Lazerus is unique to
Luke.
It does not condemn a person (nation) because of evil doing, but because
of
not noticing a fellow human (nation) who is in need.
What you can do!
We urge Australians to request that the Australian government:
- Reconsider its obligations to East Timor, our neighbour, on grounds
of justice and fairness.
- On these grounds, provide more than fair terms
in the current Timor Gap agreements, to assist the new nation
to be self-sufficient and prosperous, to share our good fortune.
You can help by :
- SMS, phone or write to your local member of parliament
- writing to the appropriate members of parliament. See
the 'Submissions' link for details.
- buying a bumper sticker to both raise awareness of the issue with the
general public and to raise funds to help further continue this process
- sending us a donation. See
the 'Donations' link for details.
- educating others about this situation. Refer them to this website -
www.saveeasttimor.org
